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Amazon Allegedly Scammed Out of $370K By 22-year-old's Return Shipments of Dirt
By Henry Fernandez, FOXBusiness
A 22-year-old has been arrested in an alleged scam of the largest internet retailer that totaled near- ly $370,000 by sending
return packages filled with dirt.
James Gilbert Kwarteng, of Palma de Mallorca, Spain, allegedly swin- dled Amazon by filling up the ordered items’ boxes with dirt and registering with the exact weight of the product. He would then
receive a refund from Amazon and sell the original item, according to El
Español and El Diario de Mallorca.
The return pack- ages would end up sitting around in Amazon’s warehouses where they aren’t checked often. The scam wasn’t discovered until through a random search where someone opened a box and discov- ered it was full of dirt.
Amazon’s return policy states items shipped
from the website, including Amazon Warehouse, can be returned with- in 30 days of receipt. Refunds are processed in two business days and cus- tomers can expect their funds show in their account in three to five business days.
The report states the success of the alleged scam by
Kwarteng, who has been released on bail, enabled him to create his own company.
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